What is integrated care?
the main stimuli for integration and the issues that help or hinder progress; drawing
out lessons for the NHS.
·Towards integrated care in Trafford. A project that looks at the process of change and
lessons learned to date in Trafford, where NHS organisations have been working on
the development of an integrated care system across the whole health economy.
Further details of our integrated care work can be found at:
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/integratedcare
Acknowledgements
Our thanks go to Richard Gleave, Diane Gray, George Kissen, Dennis Kodner,
Judith Smith and Sarah Smyth for their comments, all of which have helped to shape
both the structure and content of this report.
3 What is integrated care?
`Integrated care' is a term that reflects a concern to improve patient
experience and achieve greater efficiency and value from health
delivery systems. The aim is to address fragmentation in patient services,
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